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Statistical Supplement | September 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 2008

3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan - July Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
1 Total reported 195,536 200,940 251,677 38,917 15,743 51,770 76,958 5,673 28,326 34,290
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 201,988 251,529 38,964 15,634 51,611 76,944 5,726 27,992 34,658
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 90,265 36,101 -3,594 28,011 22,298 -3,724 1,105 10,068
 
4 Europe 98,982 178,485 134,696 10,707 16,160 27,533 51,683 17,160 3,966 7,487
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -1,219 -133 -11 -464 -56 -289 -120 -146
6 France -1,600 -7,827 -15,948 -5,328 -826 -3,074 -2,820 -6,315 1,038 1,377
7 Germany 2,116 -3,358 734 678 -432 293 2,539 1,675 -3,945 -74
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -11,255 -1,794 -26 -430 -327 -5,216 -1,784 -1,677
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 77 279 -157 -489 435 -225 -139 374
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -558 170 -1,558 559 677 411 -607 -210
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 17,219 8,427 816 10,564 770 1,754 -3,636 -1,476
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -1,335 -309 229 -435 -26 72 -812 -54
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -496 -562 -937 -947 986 -725 2,403 -714
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,792 128,941 2,715 18,952 17,567 46,640 24,047 9,790 9,230
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 648 584 143 45 -123 -33 -166 198
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 17,887 5,980 -32 4,344 2,988 2,003 1,945 660
17 Canada 14,161 -1,936 9,163 5,429 -2,508 -497 4,514 4,727 -2,571 69
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 24,149 11,375 5,298 5,750 -602 3,683 4,566 -5,921
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 18,175 10,332 4,636 3,376 597 819 1,166 -2,751
20 Mexico -322 1,735 515 939 155 1,904 -2,075 1,401 2,541 -4,350
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -365 -77 -156 -72 24 119 -16 -187
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 5,824 181 663 542 852 1,344 875 1,367
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 -6,832 -9,510 -6,605 -7,694 5,485 -13,296 20,878 3,910
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,850 81,368 20,123 2,800 26,183 15,011 -10,662 467 27,446
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 58,077 9,563 3,997 6,613 12,849 11,692 -302 13,665
26 Hong Kong 16,257 2,056 7,923 2,478 1,274 2,958 2,705 -92 -915 -485
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 20,674 6,362 -601 15,654 -3,791 -13,432 4,520 11,962
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 -3,072 2,648 -2 -581 -390 -1,735 -1,901 -1,111
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 5,552 -1,708 1,492 983 1,468 817 1,697 803
30 All other Asia -224 1,515 -7,786 780 -3,360 556 2,170 -7,912 -2,632 2,612
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 10,373 1,116 642 638 591 4,662 988 1,736
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 8,365 54 -4 -40 448 5,297 1,745 865
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -1,388 -276 -153 -302 262 -548 -302 -69
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 148 -47 109 159 14 -53 334 -368

1. Official and private transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities having an original maturity of more than one year. Data are based on monthly transactions reports. Excludes nonmarketable U.S. Treasury bonds and notes held by official institutions of foreign countries.   Return to table

2. Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

3. Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.   Return to table

4. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

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